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Ralph
Napolitano
DPM, CWSP, FACFAS

Dr. Napolitano is a double board-certified podiatrist and wound care specialist physician with OrthoNeuro, a multispecialty group based in central Ohio. He specializes in medicine, surgery and wound care of the foot, ankle and lower leg. He was the first podiatrist in the state of Ohio to earn the board certification Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP). Areas of special clinical interest and research include wound care and healing and diabetic limb preservation and surgical limb salvage.

Dr. Napolitano is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and American Board of Wound Management. He holds clinical privileges at numerous area hospitals, surgery centers, and wound care centers. He is part of the clinical faculty for the Grant Medical Center Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Program. He was one of the physician founders that helped establish the Licking Memorial Hospital Wound Care Clinic over 12 years ago. Current consulting affiliations include Acelity, Organogenesis and BESPA Global. He remains active publishing and lecturing locally and nationally on wound care and healing. Recently, Dr. Napolitano was the only podiatrist in the world to have an article accepted into the Cureus Journal of Medical Science’s publishing competition on negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell utilizing novel dressings.

When not practicing medicine, Dr. Napolitano enjoys spending time with his wife and their two children. His broad interests include music, golf, fishing, and mountain biking. Of particular interest is jazz music. His main instrument is the trumpet. Over the years he has studied and performed with members of The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, The Columbus Jazz Orchestra and the Saturday Night Live Band.